Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-08

RAND RAPIDS, VIC
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| Henry Howlet is down from Eagle
River visiting among the boys
The blaze of reputation cannot be
blown out, but it often dies in the
socket johnson.
w. A. Roe was down from Stevens
Point, on Wednesday, in company with
several others.
w. g. Scott, the jeweler, is preparing
to build house on lots lately purchas-
ed Of f. J. Wood.
The sportsmen of Grand Rapids and
Centralia have been enjoying consider
able fun the past week.
The weather cleared UP on Wednes-
day morning and promises to be bright
and pleasant during the balance of the
week
Misses Edith Belenger and Hattie
McCarty are visiting friends in Plain
field this week. :"
The cranberry crop is being gathered
rapidly. Ghe weather has been very
favorable so far.
A pleasant social time is reported by
all those who attended Miss LenOre
Mennet's seventeenth birthday party
last Thursday evening.
The members of Parker Lodge are all
particularly requested to be present
next Friday evening. Special business
to be attended to Of interest to all
members of the order.
Mr. and Mrs Owen Love, of Stevens
Point, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
Ward in this city Mr.. Love is recover
ing from his late illness of eight weeks
duration caused from overwork. This
office acknowledges a social call
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Van Hecke, of
Merrill, have been the guests of Mr.
and Mrs Phil Ward the past week
Mr.. Van Hecke is district attorney for
Lincoln county He has been out
chicken hunting with Mr.. Ward several
times while in this city.
| Mrs. P c. Schmidt, of Crookston,
Mimi, after spending several weeks in
this city among many friends and
relatives, returned home the past week
accompanied as far as Augusta by her
mother.
Eleven persons were received into
the full fellowship of the NJ E. Church
by the pastor last Sabbath. Others not
able to be present are expected to do so
| before the annual conference which
convenes at Appleton Oct. 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Rossier are in
Mount Clemens, Mich, where Mr.
Rossier is in hopes of getting relief from
rheumatism by the liberal use of
mineral water May the object of this
visit prove a success is the REPORTER S
worst wish.
NJ. L. O'Rourke, Will be pleased to see
you at his new store 132 Grand Ave,
Milwaukee two doors west of Dime
Museum. Bargains in Dry Goods,
Millinery, Shoes, Blankets, ETC. Special
low prices on Cloaks.
Grand Rapids favorite comedian,
Edwin Clifford, assisted by an able
corpse of performers will occupy the
| boards at Opera Hall Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings. Give
him full house each evening.
Mr.. B. Vaughn the embryonic lawyer
who will hatch out next June, goes this
week to the University, at Madison, to
finish his legal studies. 1t is pleasure
to see such men of years of school
training enter into the professions, they
are sure of success.
All those who attended the Central
! Wisconsin District fair the past week at
Stevens Point from this city were well
pleased with their trip. The exhibit
was a creditable one and the attendance
large. The races were fine and the
only unpleasant feature was the rain on
| Thursday The fair, we are told, was a
financial success.
Mr.. McGlachlin, of the Stevens Point
Journal. and Messrs. r. NJ. Griswald
and j. O. Raymond, were in this city
last Monday in the interests of the G.
A. r., eneampment which takes place
in Grand Rapids Sept, Goth and 21st.
The committee have invited Gov. Rusk,
Lucias Fairchild, Phil Cheek, and
others to be present on this occasion, to
aid in making this reunion one long to